Al-Ma'idah 5:98

<h2>Water Game is Allowed for the Muhrim</h2><p>Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib, Sa`id bin Jubayr and others commented on Allah's statement;</p><p>أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ</p><p>(Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water game...) that it means, what one eats fresh from it, while,</p><p>وَطَعَامُهُ</p><p>(And its use for food) what is eaten dry and salted. Ibn `Abbas said that `water game' refers to what is taken from water while still alive, while,</p><p>وَطَعَامُهُ</p><p>(and its use for food) refers to what the water throws ashore dead. Similar statements were reported from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Zayd bin Thabit, `Abdullah bin `Amr, Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, `Ikrimah, Abu Salamah bin `Abdur-Rahman, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i and Al-Hasan Al-Basri. Allah's statement,</p><p>مَتَـعاً لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ</p><p>(for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel,) as food and provision for you,</p><p>وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ</p><p>(and those who travel, ) those who are in the sea and traveling along the sea, according to `Ikrimah. Other scholars said that water game is allowed for those who fish it from the sea, as well as, when it is salted and used as food for travelers inland. A similar statement was reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and As-Suddi and others. Imam Malik bin Anas recorded that Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "Allah's Messenger sent an army towards …

Know that Allah is severe in punishment, but that Allah (also) is Forgiving, Merciful.

Know ye that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

Know that Allah is Severe in punishment and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Know that God is severe in retribution, and that God is Forgiving and Merciful.